BIZ BITSFAO Schwarz redux Ahead of the holidays, Toys R Us is opening 585 FAO Schwarz boutiques in some of its stores and relaunching the iconic toy store's Web site. ...more

October 27, 2009

Ironic Contrast It is upsetting to see the senator from Tennessee dressing down the leaders of the U.S. car industry. Why? Because he has a large Nissan Auto Plant in Smyrna, Tenn., along with others who have the same vested interest. The Republicans who voted against the loan know the huge amount of hourly, salary and related services will destroy the U.S. economy and saddle President-elect Barack Obama with the result, and we will forget Bush's war and the $80 billion Iraq has put away. ...more

December 18, 2008

Members of a United Auto Workers union local went on strike Monday at General Motors' Fairfax facility - hitting a plant that churns out GM's popular Malibu sedan. ...more

May 6, 2008

Douglas A. Fraser, who led the United Auto Workers union through dark hours in the U.S. auto industry in the 1970s and '80s and was instrumental in the effort that saved Chrysler from bankruptcy, has died. He was 91. ...more

February 25, 2008

Local union leaders on Friday endorsed a tentative agreement between General Motors and the United Auto Workers that requires GM to pay at least $35 billion for retiree health care and offers an unprecedented number of promises for future work at U.S. plants, according to a summary of the agreement provided by the UAW. ...more

September 29, 2007

In the end, the first nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers want something that GM will find difficult to promise: job security. ...more

September 24, 2007